simple-mindedly en · ADV
Etymology
From simple-minded + -ly.
Meanings
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In a simple-minded manner. Lacking sophistication or intelligence.
The essay is governed by a kind of primitive historicism that single-mindedly and even simple-mindedly strives to identify Hamlet with James.
1988, Julia Reinhard Lupton, Thinking with Shakespeare: Essays on Politics and Life, →ISBN, pages 71–72:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most simple-mindedly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more simple-mindedly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |